When adding a Datastore, specify a location to store the virtual machine during ESXi virtualization and screenshot verification. This can be a different datastore than where the virtual SIRIS appliance virtual machine is located. The datastore should have enough space to hold the .vswap file for each ESXi virtualization. Each .vswap file is equal to the amount of memory allocated to the virtual machine.

When configuring a Network Adapter, specify the NIC on the SIRIS appliance that is attached to the same subnet as the iSCSI adapter on the ESXi host. This is the NIC that the iSCSI traffic will travel over.

The iSCSI adapter on the ESXi host is used for ESXi virtualization. The adapter should be on the same subnet as one of the NICs on the SIRIS appliance in order for proper iSCSI connection and RDM creation. If a software iSCSI adapter is used, then it should be bound to a VMkernel adapter on the same subnet as one of the NICs on the SIRIS appliance.

If you don't already have an iSCSI adapter set up on your ESXi host, see this document (external link - page 69).

Once you click Next, the Datto appliance will connect to the hypervisor and display your connections, as shown in Figure 5.

If you need to update the hypervisor credentials for an existing connection, delete the old connection, and then replace it using the *original* connection name and the new credentials. You will not lose data.